alguacil
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (alwazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”). Compare visir and Italian aguzzino.
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /alɡwaˈθil/, [alɣwaˈθil]
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /alɡwaˈsil/, [alɣwaˈsil]
Noun
alguacil m (plural alguaciles)
Alternative forms
- (bailiff): alguazil (obsolete)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Southeastern Tepehuan: orosiir
Further reading
- “alguacil” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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